The Washington Capitals are back on the ice after four days off. Washington is in Saint-Louis to face the Blues, who are deprived of their star player, Vladimir Tarasenko, due to the COVID protocol.
Meanwhile, the Capitals are missing their own base players as Nicklas Backstrom and TJ Oshie are sidelined and not on a trip due to the flu.
Ilya Samsonov will start against the Blues de Ville Husso. Watch the game with us on NBC Sports Washington.
Limits transactions before the puck falls
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Via @VogsCaps:
8-Ovechkin, 92-Kuznetsov, 21-Hathaway
73-Sheary, 20-Eller, 43-Wilson
10-Sprong, 23-Sgarbossa, 59-Protas
62-Hagelin, 26-Dowd, 49-Leason
42-Fehervary, 74-Carlson
9-Orlov, 3-Jensen
57-van Riemsdyk, 2-Schultz
Samsonov versus Husso.
Tom Wilson plays his 600th game tonight
Tom Wilson will play his 600th career game tonight. Wilson is the fifth youngest player to break the milestone in franchise history and the third youngest forward, behind Mike Gartner (27, 109 days) and Alex Ovechkin (27, 220 days). pic.twitter.com/HA2TU002ii
– CapitalsPR (@CapitalsPR) January 8, 2022
How did Brett Leason miss this ??
SAINT GRAND SKATE SAVES BATMAN. #stlblues pic.twitter.com/XbCOW5od18
– St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) January 8, 2022
Daniel Sprong sniped a house to give the Caps 1-0 lead.
It is Sprong’s sixth goal of the year and his third in his last five games.
Just on the money 🤑 pic.twitter.com/6AwCvoDlvs
– Washington Capitals (@Capitals) January 8, 2022
Torey Krug equalizes 1-1
Tom Wilson and Nic Dowd looked confused as to who was covering whom, giving Krug a clear path to the net.
Torey Krug: “TIE GAME! ” #stlblues pic.twitter.com/oP5MNlTfcH
– St. Louis Blues (@StLouisBlues) January 8, 2022
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